Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover
NASA lunar south-pole rover designed to map water ice and other volatile resources with a drill and four science instruments; after project discontinuation in 2024, NASA is pursuing a late-2027 delivery option.
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Identity
- Aliases
- VIPERVolatiles Investigating Polar Exploration RoverNASA VIPER lunar roverVIPER rover
- Family Name
- VIPER
- Full Name
- Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover
- Roles
- roverresearch
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA lunar south-pole rover designed to map water ice and other volatile resources with a drill and four science instruments; after project discontinuation in 2024, NASA is pursuing a late-2027 delivery option.
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:49:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:49:31 UTC